The Watsons go to Birmingham - 1963, Ch 9-12

Why doesn’t Joetta like the doll Mrs. Davidson gave her?

• It doesn’t look like her.

• She thinks dolls are stupid.

• What she really wanted was a ps5

• It smells like a sack of wet mice.

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On the car ride, why can’t The Watsons just drive until they get tired and then find someplace to stay?

• Mama is picky about what hotels to stay at.

• Hotels weren’t invented, yet.

• It would be dangerous for a black family to stop at certain locations along the way.

• Momma is afraid Dad might fall asleep at the wheel and crash the car and kill everybody.

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What did Byron say he was going to do in the car ride to pay Momma and Dad back for making him go to Birmingham?

• Sing “Yakity Yak” the whole way.

• Burp loudly the whole way.

• Cry the whole way.

• Not speak the whole way.

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What plan of dad’s did Kenny overhear before the trip?

• He’s taking them to the Super Happy Jolly World amusement park in Ohio.

• He plans to drive straight to Alabama without stopping at hotels.

• He plans to take the familyto North Carolina instead of Alabama.

• He plans on convincing Momma not to make Byron stay with Grandma Sands

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When the family stops at the rest stop in Tennessee in the dark, Kenny is afraid of wild animals. What is Byron afraid of?

• The local people

• Ghosts

• The outhouse

• Werewolves

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What does Grandma Sands look like?

• She is tall with broad shoulders

• She is small and uses a cane

• She is a white blonde woman

• She is short and muscular

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What does Kenny think Grandma Sand’s laugh sounds like?

• The Wicked Queen from “Snow White”

• The Wicked Witch of the West from “The Wizard of Oz”

• Ursula from “The Little Mermaid”

• Maleficent from “Sleeping Beauty”

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What does Joetta do when she meets Grandma Sands?

• A little happy-happy-joy-joy dance.

• Laughs

• Cries

• Throws up

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What drags Mr. Robert’s dog into the lake?

• A crocodile

• A raccoon

• A werewolf

• An anaconda

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How does Grandma Sands describe her relationship with Mr. Robert?

• He is a temporary visitor just passing through

• He is an evil man on the run from the police.

• He is her dearest friend

• He is a distant cousin who needed a place to stay.

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